Ontario considers implementing provincial vaccine passport system

TORONTO -- The Doug Ford government is considering implementing a provincial vaccine passport system as COVID-19 cases rise in the province, sources say.

Sources told CTV News Toronto on Friday that vaccine passports have not come before cabinet yet and a final decision on the matter has not been made.

Ford has previously resisted the idea of creating a vaccine certificate program, saying he doesn’t want to create a "split society."
Ontario's Ministry of Health reiterated that sentiment this week, denying that the province was working on a vaccine certificate program.

The update comes just hours after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Ford to “step up” when it comes to vaccine certificates.
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